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fourragère
 
SYLLABICATION:four·ra·gère
PRONUNCIATION:  fr-zhâr
NOUN: An ornamental braided cord usually looped around the left shoulder of a uniform, sometimes awarded to an entire military unit.
ETYMOLOGY:French, from fourrage, forage, from Old French forrage. See forage.
 
 
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